Chicago Business Lawyers

Since 1992, The Clinton Law Firm has assisted businesses in Chicago and throughout Illinois in business transactions and business law issues, including assisting in both trials and arbitration. Our experience encompasses:

Entity Selection and Formation

We have experience in setting up corporations, "S" corporations, partnerships, limited partnerships and limited liability companies. We often recommend that a business be incorporated as a limited liability company because that corporate format provides for flexible governance and, with the appropriate operating agreement, can be tailored to a variety of business situations. Clinton Law firm lawyers have established many entities and have drafted numerous operating agreements for limited liability companies. We recommend that entrepreneurs consider retaining an attorney to form the business entity. While lawyers are more expensive than websites and other vendors offering speedy incorporation, lawyers can often foresee issues and other problems that can cripple a new enterprise. For example, it may be necessary to have an employment agreement or non-competition agreement with a key employee or company founder. We have the skills to prepare these documents quickly and efficiently.

Finally, for most start-up companies, we can incorporate the company and prepare the organizational documents very quickly. We believe that the personalized service of a law firm can be invaluable to an entrepreneur starting a business in a complex and challenging environment.

Business Transactions

In addition to representing clients in business litigation, our attorneys also assist with a broad range of transactional matters. We assist with contract matters, including carefully drafting and reviewing all types of business contracts and employment agreements, and with shareholder and LLC member issues, including drafting and negotiating shareholder agreements and operating agreements for limited liability companies. Clinton Law firm attorneys have handled sale of business transactions, real estate transactions, employment contracts and non-competition agreements.